(New York Times) Scott Shane - While the American government routinely eavesdrops on some embassies inside the U.S., intelligence collection against allies is always politically delicate, especially one as close as Israel. The Federal Bureau of Investigation listens in on foreign embassies and officials in the U.S. Shamai K. Leibowitz, an FBI translator, was sentenced to 20 months in prison last year for leaking classified information to a blogger.
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